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The laboratory

Mea’s father had a laboratory. But she had no idea what was in it. Her dad always closed andclocked the
door when he was in. She Knew that he used it to do some projects for work. He never told Mia what these
projects were.

One night Mia approached the door to the laboratory. She stopped and thought, “ I wwonder what crazy
experiment he doing now?” Suddenly she heard aloud noise. It sounded like a evil laught. The noise scared
her, so she waked quickly back to her room.

The next night, her friend, Liz, came to her house. W hen Lize arrived Mia told her about the night before.
“Oh, it is terrible” She said. Why don’t we see what is in there?” Lise ask “It will be a fun adventure” >ia felt
nervous about going into her father’s laboratory, but she agreed. As always, the door was locked. They
waited until Mia’s father left the laboratory to eat dinner. He did not lock the door, Lize said, Let’s go.

The laboratory was dark. The girls walked down the stairs carefully. Mia smelled strange chemicals. What
terrible thing was her father creating.

Suddenly, they heard an evil laught. It was even worse than the one Mia heard the night before. What if a
Monster was going to kill them? Mia had to do something. She shouted for help.

Mia’s father run in the room and turned on the light. Oh no, he said. You must have learned my secret. Your
monster tried to kill us. Mia said. Monster? He asked. You mean this. He had a pretty doll in his hands. The
doll laughed. The laugh didn’ sound evil anymore. I made it for your birthday. I want to give you then. But
you can have it now. I hope you like it.

The report
Lee sat among books at the library and thought about his group project. They
had to turn it in soon, but he had not even started his part. Jack and Claire were
in his group. They had worked hard. They also were smart, and Lee did not
want them to get bad grade.
Jack did the report. He wrote a lot of very good sentences and described things
with great adjective. Clair drew a nice map of the stars. Now, Lee needed to do
his part of the project.
Oh, I suppose I need to start my model, Lee thought. Making a model of a
planet was really hard. Lee tried to read several books, but he could not
comprehend any of the charts. “We going to fail because of me. Lee said. He
put his head down on the table and said “I wish I could see a planet, instead of
having to read about it”.
Suddenly, there was a bright light. Lee was pulled from his chair, through the
roof and right into a strange ship. “Hello, Kid”. said an alien “Did you ask for
help”.
Lee told with the friendly alien all about his project. The alien agreed to help
Lee solve his problem. “First, we will fly though space to view the universe.
Then, I can help you make a model of my planet. (Help some body do
something)
Soon, they were going through the clouds. They passed the moon. Then they
viewed Mars. Lee was very excited. Instead of a bad grade, his group would
have the best project ever.
“It is time to go home” the alien finally said. On the way back, he helped Lee to
make a model of the planet Mars. Soon, they had been the Earth. Thank you.
Lee said. My model will be awesome. Then he took his model and said goodbye
to his new friend.
The Dog’s bell.
John’s Dog was a bad dog. He bit people frequently. John had great concern
about this. It wasn’t appropriate way for the dog to behave. His friends in the
village always expected the dog to bite them. The news about John’s dog spread
through the village. None of the people wanted to go John’s house.
John tried to instruct the dog to behave, but it never worked. He tried to be
patient and teach the dog to be calm. That also didn’t work John didn’t want to
punish the dog. “How will I do to stop my dog’s bad habit?”. John asked
himself.
John’s friends came to talk to him about the issue. During their important
meeting, his friends said: “ the People in the village asked me to represent for
them. We want your dog to stop this habit. Why don’t you put a bell around the
dog’s neck. This way, we would hear your dog coming down the street.
John though this was a great idea. Now, people could stay away from the dog. It
would not be able to bite anyone any more.
The dog like the bell, too. People looked at him when they heard his bell. This
made the dog very content. He liked the song the bell played when he walked.
One day, John’s dog strolled through the village and met some other dogs. He
expected them to want a bell like his. But they laughed at his bell. They said the
bell made people avoid him. John’s dog shook his head: “No, they look at me
because they like the bell.
The Other dogs said “ You have the wrong idea of what makes you popular. Of
couse, they like your bell. It tells them where you are so they can avoid you.
You are not able to bite them anymore.
You see, being popular is not positive thing (some thing positvie) when it is for
wrong reason.
The Jackal and the sun child
A jackal is a wild dog with a big black back. It resides in the desert. But how did
the jackal get his black back? This was how it happened.
One day, the jackal saw a girl. She was sitting upon a rock. She was not a
normal child. She was a rare and beautiful sun child. She was bright and warm
like the sun. The child saw the jackal and smiled
She said: “Jackal, I have been relaxing on this rock for too long. I must get
home soon. But I am slow and you are fast. You will likely get me to home
more quickly. Then she requested “ You will carry me home. If you do, I will
give you a gift. This necklace belongs to me, but I will give it to you”
The jackal agreed. Then the sun child sat on back’s dog. They started to walk.
But soon, the jackal felt ill. The sun child was very hot on his back. The heat
was hurting his back very badly. I had a terrible error in my judgment. He
thoutht. It shoudn’t have agreed to carry her. So it asked her to get off. But she
did not. His back continued to get hotter and hotter.It had to get away from the
sun child. So it made a plan. First it run as fast as he could. It hoped the sun
child would fall off. But she did not. So the child was looking at the sky, not
aware of the jackal’s next plan, it jumped into a field flowers. As a result, the
child was rolled off his back. The dog ran away. But the sun child left a mark on
the jackal’s back, a visible black mark. Ever since, his experience with the sun
child, the dog has had a black back.
The friendly ghost
A nice woman lived by a large river. She loved children. She wanted to help the
children in any way. She loved her community, and everybody in the
community loved her. She lived very long time and became very wise. When
she died, she became a ghost. She was dead, she returned to her community. She
wanted to help the children and not to cause them fright. But she had a scared
voice. The children were afraid of her, but the ghost was the good one. She only
scared them to help them.
one night, some children and a dog were playing by the river. They were having
fun with their pet. But they were far from home. Then the weather became bad.
It rained and rained. The river was rising. It was very dark. The children knew
they were lost. They needed to go North, but they did not know which direction
it. When the Moon came out, they saw a ghost by the river. The ghost said “Go
away”
The children felt great fright. They knew it was a Ghost. Then the ghost moved
closer. She yelled again “Go away”. The children became very upset. Some of
them began to cry. The children knew they had a choice: they could escape, or
they could stay face this scary individual in the dark.
The children ran a long distance away. The ghost followed them all the way.
Finally, the children reached home. The ghost was very happy. Soon, the river
rose higher and higher. It was very dangerous. The ghost had helped the
children survive. She had saved them from the rising water. She also used her
power to lead them home. Sometimes, meeting a ghost has advantages. A Ghost
can save your life
The best Prince
King Minos was very sick. His condition was getting worse. He had three son.
He loved them all. He had to announce who would become the King. Two of
princes stood wating outside of the King’s room. Thesous was the oldest and
strongest. He thouth his father would make him king. Pelias, the scond son,
thought differently. He was a expert with weapons. He thought the King would
choose him. “When I am King” Theseus said Pelias, “ I will let you contribute
to the defence of our country. You can lead the army. Pelias became angry: “
Father knows I am famous for sword skills. He will make me king”
You? Theseus yelled. He won’t choose you. The Kingdom is mine. Pelias
claimed. Father will give it for me-or I will use force to take it. Theseus made a
sudden move to take out his sword. Then Pelias did the same. “Beating me will
be a challenge” Theseus said. Fight me now. The winer gets the kingdom. Pelias
agreed. King Minos could hear the sons fighting. The youngest, Jason, stood
beside him. He sensed his father’s sadness. The king put hand lay on Jason’s
arm. “Your brother fight to much” The King told him. I have to protect my
kingdom from all harm. They will divide it between them. People will not know
having to do. There will be war. I don’t allow who of them to be king.
Therefore, I am making you king. Your kindness has always made you special.
It is the difference between you from your brothers. You can bring peace. They
can not.
Then the King died. Theseus and Pelias heard their youngest brother was King.
They were surprised. They realized their fighting was wrong. It kept them from
saying goodbye to their father. They agreed to have Jason as their king. He was
the best choice.
HOW THE SUN AND THE MOON WERE MADE
(You had ever asked yourself) Do you ever wonder where the sun and the moon
came from. The Inuit people of Alatka have a theory.
They tell a story about a beautiful girl. She was very nice. In constrast, her
brother was a mean little boy(man). One day, he proposed something: “We
should go to a party. He said. The girl accepted. First, it was necessary for her to
prepare. She arranged her hair and put on nice clothes. This required a lot of
time. But (she did working) the girl worked hard and soon she had success. She
looked perfect.
They attended the party together. The girl was having (happy) fun. (then) Later
she walked in to bathroom. Suddenly, the lights were turned off. Someone
grabbed her hair and tore her clothes. She ran out of the bathroon. She wanted to
know who did this (with) to her.
Then she had an idea. She (repaired) fixed her hair again. This time, it even was
more beautiful. She even ballaced beautiful jewels in it. She wanted to
encourage the person grabbed it again. She (left) put a black dirt on her hair.
The purpose of this was to catch that person.
She went to the bathroom again, and it was the same pattern. The lights went
off, and someone grabbed her hair. When he released it, his hand was black. The
girl returned to the party. She knew there was only single person with a black
hand. When she saw that person, he was very familiar. It was her brother.
He ran into the woods. The girl ran after him. (Both of them) they both carried
fire so they (looked) could see in the dark. The Smoke went in the air. As they
ran, they grew (up). They became huge. Then they went (to) into space. When
the the girl’s fire went out, she hung on the sky. She became the Moon and her
brother became the Sun. They chase each other forever.
The Starfish
Last summer I took a trip to an island. I had a lot of fun. I sat and watched (the)
waves and listened to the ocean. I learnt to identify birds. I discovered
(beautiful) pretty things and enjoyed the taste of new foods. It was very nice
time.
One evening, I took a pleasant walk by the ocean. When the waves came in,
many starfish fell on the beach. Some starfish went back (into) the water, and
they were safe. But other stafish were still on the sand. They would die if they
did not get into the water. There were many starfish on the beach that night. It
made me sad, but I knew I could not fix the problem. I stepped very carefully so
I did not damage them.
Then I saw a little girl. She was also sad about the starfish. She wanted to
prevent all of them from dying. She asked me if I could perhaps help her.
To be frank, I don’t think we can do anything, I said. The little girl started to
cry. She sat back against a rock and thought for a while. Finally, the emotion
was gone. She stopped crying and stood up. Then she picked up a starfish and
threw it into the water.
What are you doing. I asked her. But she did not answer me. She just threw as
many starfish as she could. You can not save them all (all of them). I said.
She stopped to look at me. No, I can not save them all. She replied. Then she
picked up a very big starfish and said. But I can save this one. And she smiled
and threw the starfish as far as she could into the ocean.
The first peacock
Argos lived in Ancent Greece. He was a husband and proud father. He worked
hard and did well at his job. But one thing about him was not nomal. He was
born with 100 eyes. Having many eyes was usally a benefit to him. He had a
chance to see many things.
Also, since he had so many eyes, he was good at guarding things. When
sleeping, he just rested some eyes at a time. The others stayed awake. He
worked for Hera, A great goddess. His primary function was to guard a special
cow. The Cow was very important to Hera. It was her favourite pet. The most
essensial part of his job was to keep the cow alone. It had to be kept separate
from all other cows and far from people.
This was easy thing for Argos. The Cow just ate grass all day. But the god Zeus
wanted the cow. He wanted to take it away from Hera. He had a plan. He looked
for a great music player. He asked the man to play a beautiful song for Argos.
Zeus was certain Argos would go to sleep.
The song had an immediate effect. Argos could not focus on his job. He fell
asleep. Zeus saw this, and he took the cow.
Hera was very angry with Argos. She turned Argos into a peacock. She put
many his eyes on his tail. Argos was very sad.
Zeus saw how much trouble he had caused Argos. He made an other plan. He
turned Argos into a group star. He wanted Argos remained in the sky forever.
Even today, Argo’s image remains there, above the site where all his problems
began. We can still see him in the night sky.
Princess rose and creature
There was once a beautiful princess named Rose. Her mother. The Queen, was
not as beautiful as the princess. The Queen fell bad that she was not the most
beautiful in the kingdom anymore. She was tired of competing with her
daughter. She made a decision. She prepared a drink for the princess. Then the
queen took the princess to forest. She left the princess there. It was serious thing
to do. Either she is killed by animals or she will get to lose in forest, the Queen
thought.
The Princess had a dream. She dreamed about a man with brown eyes and
brown hair. It was the man who she would wed.
The princess woke up. She saw a strange creature on the ground. It looked like a
man, but he was hairy and green. He had horns and a pig’s nose. The creature
said: Did I scare you? Let me introduce myself. I am Henrry.
I am not scared. To tell you the truth, I think you are cute. Rose said. Rose and
Henry spent the day together. They collected berries, caught fishes and had
lunch. They had a very good day filled with nice conversations.
“Rose, I have to go home” Henry daid. My ship will sail home soon. I can not
leave you here in forest alone. Will you come with me?
Rose was very happy. She gave Henry a kiss right on his pig nose. As soon as
she kissed Hanry, he began to change. His pig nose turned into man’s one. His
horns and his green hair went away (disappeared). Standing in front of her was a
man that Rose had dreamed. Rose and Henry were married and they lived
happily.
The crazy artist
Frenhofer was the best artist in the world. Everyone loved him. The quality of
his painting was very hight. He alsway used the best material. He made a big
profit from his painting. He had delicous(good) meals with rich neighbor. He
tought art classes. The life was so good.
Then his attitude changed. He stopped selling the paintings and teaching. He
tried a new method of art. He stayed alone in his arpartment all day. He worked
all day and all night. Soon Ferenhofer became very thin. But he kept working
the same painting in many years. He worked hard as he can.
Finally, he completed the painting. He was very happy and invited other artists
to see it. I want your professional opinion. He said. He wanted them to judge it
and compared it with other paintings. Everybody was excited when they came
to stairs to his apartment. Frenhofer was excited to show his painting, and artists
were excited to see it. They will like it. He thought. But they did not.
They were surprised by his painting. There was no white anywhere. Frenhofer
filled whole the painting with lines and colours. There was no space for a
normal painting. It was full of strange shapes. It looked bad to other artists. He
used symbols, and they did not understand them. They thought it was terrible.
Why do you paint this strange picture? Someone asked. They did not understand
its beauty.
But after some time, many people began to like his painting. People wrote
articles about it in magazines. They said it was his best work. They loved his
strange symbols. They loved his strange colours. The Frenhofer’s painting
reminded everyone that just because something was new did not meaning that it
was bad. He also helped everyone to realize that sometimes it takes people a
litle time to understand great things.
The farmer and the cats
Arthur was a responsive farmer and Maria was a nice laydy. But they were poor.
They owned the town lord money for their land. One summer, their farm
burned. A structure cought fire and most of animals ran away. Only the cats
stayed. So Arthur and Maria had to bring in their crops without an animal’s
help.
On a fall day the town lord demanded his money. Arthur asked if the lord could
wait until he brought in his crops.
The lord was angry. He raised his hands high and yelled “Pay me by the end of
the week. If you don’t, I will increase the money you have to pay. I might put
you in a jail cell
So, Arthur and Maria worked until there was blood on their hands. They finised
four lines of corn and went to bed.
But the next morning, eight lines were finished. “Maria, we did not in this spot.
Arthur asked. Yes, that is correct. And the tools were in a different position,
too” They were surprise and happy. That day, they worked hard and finished
five lines.
But in the morning, ten lines were done. Each day they did a lot of work. Each
night, someone else did equal amount of work. In a week, whole the field was
finished. Tomorrow I will sell the crops and pay the lord. Arthur said. But that
morning, the crops were gone. A bag was middle of the field. It contained
money. Maria, let’s see who was help us work. Through a hole on the wall, they
saw a funny sight. The cats were dancing in the field and eating corn. Now,
Arthur knew what had happened. The cats had worked at night. After that,
Arthur was very nice to his cats and fed them lots of corn.